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and north korea. he clearly meant iran, but he said north korea, leaving everyone confused. >> they said that we have to guard the united nations, which meant the president of north korea, who is basically trying to kill me. so they want to guard him, but they don't want to guard me. >> one person was especially confused. ♪ ♪

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donald trump. remember? think back. you remember that little kerfuffle we had on january 6th? and how he was charged with multiple felonies for it? he was bettin' that was all behind him, after the supreme court dragged their feet for months before finally deciding that trump had "immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office." a shocking, a shocking position. [booing] a shocking position only hinted at by the flag outside samuel alito's house. they released, supreme court released that opinion back in july? july 1st? july 1st. all but guaranteeing that the case would be delayed past the election, and no one would be talking about or learning any more about it. well, surprise! mmm. that's beefy. that's beefy.

oh, smells like consequences. this just dropped yesterday. it's a 165-page filing from special counsel jack smith that details donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and how they are not covered by that ridiculous immunity ruling. we knew some of the stuff already. it's still so gratifying to read the novelization of what we all live through. presenting evidence trump knew he lost the 2020 election and as such, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and in his failed bid to cling to power, "resorted to crimes." pretty damning language. but weird word choice to say trump "resorted" to crimes. that's like saying "with nowhere else to turn, the bear resorted to pooping in the woods." it's just what they do.

and just a note, "resorted to crimes" should not be confused with "crime resort," another name for mar-a-lago. that's true? hi, guys. good to see you. the filing was also loaded with redacted names of witnesses and coconspirators. but by using subtle context clues, it's possible to figure out who's who. for instance, on page 156, the defendant is talking to two redacted people, "person 14" and "person 13", who are also identified as his daughter and son-in-law. hmmmm. whooooo could that be? hoo, hoo, hooo! come on, we know who they are! this is like if arby's changed their slogan to "we have the redacted." plus, some of what's redacted here is still online in

publicly-available tweets. like the part that quotes trump's tweet from november 14, 2020. "i look forward to co-conspirator 1 spearheading the legal effort to defend our right to free and fair elections!" but you can just go to the original tweet, where it says that it's giuliani. [applause] i guess legally, i guess he's following the law. he's not tryin' that hard to hide anything here. if this briefing was a placemat maze at long john silver's, it would look like this. smith makes clear that the groundwork for the scheme started early. three days before the 2020 election, one political adviser outlined trump's plan saying, "he's going to declare victory," adding, "that doesn't mean he's the winner. he's just going to say he's the winner."

well, yeah. the man cannot handle losing anything. how did he ever run those pageants? "and the next teen miss usa is me! oh, my god. i can't believe. oh, my god. i'm gonna cry. oh, no. oh, gosh. oh, my god. oh, the crown. the only problem now is how do i walk in to my dressing room while i'm changing?" oh, i'm a good kisser. the filing argues that trump did all his criming with complete knowledge that he had lost the election. at one point, a white house aide overheard trump telling ivanka and jared, "it doesn't matter if you won or lost the election. you still have to fight like hell." no. it does matter if you lose! "okay, kids, bring it in.

the other t-ball team beat us 5 to 1. but what's important is that we continue to fight like hell. timmy, grab a bat and take out their knees." go on! get it! the report also paints rudy giuliani as not the smart. evidently, he texted a michigan legislator, saying, "so i need you to pass a joint resolution from the michigan legislature that states that the election is in dispute and that there's an ongoing investigation." one problem: he texted the wrong number. please, please, please, lord. [applause] please let it have gone to one of those spam marketing texters. "oh, my god, cathy! someone finally texted back rating their customer experience at ann taylor loft! nah, it's rudy again.

forget it." the filing also describes the fraudulent assault on dominion voting machines spearheaded by co-conspirator 3, who is reportedly trump lawyer sydney powell, seen here cosplaying as a rorschach test. powell never presented any evidence to trump or anyone else of the fraud and over time, she became the conspiracy's laughingstock. for instance, she was on the phone with trump and "the defendant placed the call on mute and mocked and laughed at powell, calling her claims crazy and made a reference to the science fiction series star trek." i mean, star trek makes sense. trump clearly knew the whole thing was a grift, a fraud, a scam, a... uh... what's the word i'm looking for? >> "khaaaaaaaaaaaaan!" >> stephen: thank you, captain. thank you. i wish he just acted bigger, i wish he gave more. that's not the only sci-fi

reference in this document. at one point, jason miller, an advisor to trump, makes fun of the motley crew of trump's legal experts, derogatorily referring to them as "the star wars bar." come on, that's not fair. the band in the mos eisley cantina looked like this, and trump's lawyers looked like... okay, yeah, i see it. i see it. is that doink nots? a huge part of the filing is dedicated to trump's intimidation scheme to force mike pence not to certify the election. trump became frustrated with pence refusing to join the scheme, saying at one point, "you're too honest." what do you expect? say what you want about mike pence, and i have, you can see that this man is a narc from low orbit. "i'm happy to leave a penny but taking a penny would be tantamount to stealing. and then i couldn't sleep at night

in the twin bed next to mother's twin bed." and remember, please remember, this filing exists because the supreme court said trump has full immunity for any official actions he undertook as president, and in it, smith repeatedly argues that trump did all of this as a candidate, someone seeking office, not an office holder, as proof, he points out that at trump's pre-riot rally on january 6th, instead of the music typically played at a presidential speech like "hail to the chief," trump entered and exited the event to songs such as "y.m.c.a." yes. he wasn't there as a president. he was there as a "young man." that's all i know. that's the only lyrics i know. "young man." i gotta say this does open up a loophole for future presidents. as long as "hail to the chief" is playing, you can do whatever crime you want. ♪ stab, stab, stab, stab, stab ♪ stab, stab, stab

stab, stab, bang, bang ♪ the best part of all of this, of coure, is that we're hearing that "trump is absolutely fuming over the release of this bombshell." as soon as it was published, defendant numero uno rage-posted: "election interference!" and "i didn't rig the 2020 election, they did!" what a baby. that's just as bad as jeffrey dahmer's famous defense. "no, you ate my neighbor!" we' got a great show for you tonight! my guests are chris wallace and chef yotam ottolenghi. but when we come back, i team up with the star of the number one show in primetime. stick around. >> announcer: "the late show with stephen colbert" sponsored by progressive insurance. for a job you love, visit

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[cheers and applause] coming up, coming up in just a little bit, we've got, we have only the finest guests here for you tonight. we are going to have celebrity chef yotam ottolenghi is going to be here. before that, just a lovely guest, a guy who can put all the politics and perspective from his years as trickle reporting on politics at fox news are now at cnn, mr. chris wallace will be out here just a few minutes. to explain the world as only chris can. you know, folks, the new fall season of television is upon us. [coughs] i'm sorry. there's so many -- sorry. and my mug is not there. doesn't matter. anyway, the new cbs season is finally here and it's loaded with the best -- i'm sorry. i need a sip of water.

my mug is usually right here. louis, do you know where my mug is? anyone seen it? one of my doing. hold on! i work at cbs. i know someone who can find anything! i'll be right back. this is really important. i'm sorry. hold on one second. here we go. elsbeth, young sheldon, old sheldon, goes to sheldon. here we go. tracker. >> hey, stephen, come on in. the guys from fbi are about to wrestle the glass from ncis. >> stephen: no time. i need your help, tracker. > my name isn't tracker. my name is justin hartley. i am on a show called tracker. >> stephen: i know. my mother has gone missing -- from my mugs have gone missing.

>> stephen, they wonder when you're going to be back on st stage. >> stephen: no time! >> according to my sources, multiple drinking vessels matching your mug were spotted. >> stephen: you are good. you must have done this a lot. or should i say... a latte. >> what are you doing? >> stephen: i am doing a sharp one-liner to camera. it. >> we don't do it on "tracker." >> stephen: you should. >> keep your eye on the maker. >> stephen: can do. or should i say can brew? >> don't do it anymore. >> stephen: you are no fun. >> i've got to ask you a question. is this the best place to be

hiding in your office? >> stephen: what do you mean? when are we going to find my mug? we have been here forever. stick with the 90 seconds. >> stephen: it's hopeless. i'm never going to get that sip of water. >> listen to me. i found a missing ghost hunter, missing horse race, i even managed to find the perfect balance between drama and action i'm telling you i'm going to find your [bleep] mug. >> stephen: i'm sorry. how do we find it? >> one was the last time you saw it? walz i guess i would have to say right now, right over there. >> you are sure it's your mug? steve, i'm sure. let's go, tracker.

>> stephen! quexco! >> stephen: the floor is wet and i don't know how to swim. > don't worry about it. hop on. i've got you. >> stephen: thank you, tracker. >> that's not my name. >> stephen: i was of getting my socks wet. >> i won't let that happen. >> stephen: we made it. thank you, tracker. let's go get my mug. all right, tracker. where did the janitor go? >> i think he went to the theater. >> stephen: you can tell that by spelling? >> there was a sign that says theater this way. how scared were you? >> stephen: let's go. there he is! get him!

>> i've got him. i've got him. >> sorry, sorry, excuse me, skews me. you're cornered. >> stephen: give me back my mug. >> get back. >> stephen: or what? >> i'll take a sip. i'll drink all this water. >> grab it. grab it! >> stephen: i'll take this. and you'll take this. [cheers and applause] >> now that's what i call a mug shot. >> stephen: that's fun, right? >> that's so fun. >> stephen: oh, my god. look at this. my mug was on the other side of the desk the whole time. that's embarrassing. >> we are going to have to track

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in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. ♪ ♪ >> stephen: you've got to get the flip down the shades. hey, welcome back, everybody.

thank you, my friends. ladies and gentlemen, in five decades on tv, my first guest tonight has covered every major event in american politics and interviewed everyone from putin to michael jordan. he's now written a new book called "countdown 1960." please welcome back to "the late show," chris wallace. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ please. >> chris: you know i write these books? >> stephen: why do you write these books? >> chris: you invite me on your show so i get to see you. >> stephen: i always enjoy talking to you and i think the audience does too. nice to have you during an election season. we will definitely get to the book. what's it called again?

"countdown 1960." >> chris: isn't that a great cover? look at the cover. kennedy and nixon in the first televised debate that's behind the scenes at wbbm in chicago. 70 million people watched ended completely revolutionized american politics. >> stephen: it is nice but i want you to know, chris. i don't judge a book by its cover. >> chris: fortunately a lot of book readers do. >> stephen: it's a fine cover. i like having you during election season, as i said in the intro, during your time and journalism you've spoken to everybody. you've done everything. you covered everything. what has it been like to be a journalist especially one who covers politics specifically, since early summer this year, say since the first trump-biden debate. take me through your emotional journey. >> chris: well, there's a great quote. i read it in the paper recently.

that vladimir lenin, the man who started the soviet union, supposedly said "there are decades when nothing happens and then there are weeks when decades happen." that's me i feel about the last two months. you go back to june 27th. it realy was just two months ago, the trump-biden debate, which was a revelation, you know. >> stephen: an eye-opener. >> chris: and then the push to make him leave, make him decide he should leave graciously. >> stephen: had you met that biden? >> chris: no. >> stephen: i had never seen that guy either. it was quite shocking. >> chris: i think there's a question that's been not fully answered and frankly hasn't been answered fully by kamala harris, had she seen that biden? doesn't seem possible. all we heard about, oh, you should seem in the oval office.

he's charging. >> stephen: does handspring's. >> chris: right. he was actually considering doing the break dancing of the desk on the 24 olympics in pa paris. the question is, did heem miraculously, that biden appear her head that biden been around for a while? if that's true, to what degree did kamala harris and the people around joe biden in the white house kind of covered up from the american voters? >> stephen: one month later joe biden drops out. were you shocked by it. >> chris: no. one of the things about being a political reporter is you're able to see around the corner. there were a variety of things that happened. george clooney, a good loyal democrat really likes joe biden wrote that devastating article in "the new york times" and said he should leave. the real killer moment was he

said "i'm staying in the race," and nancy pelosi, former speaker of the house, who may be the toughest person in washington, was being interviewed and said "when he makes up his mind." the interviewer said "he's made up his mind." "yeah, but when he really makes up his mind." but would give him all the time he needs to make the decision he feels his best. that's like mom saying, is that what you're wearing? >> chris: exactly. that was a giveaway. he might've thought he was staying but he wasn't staying. >> stephen: the big news today everybody's covering is jack smith's filing in the 2020 election case, his evidentiary filing having to do with whether donald trump's actions were official, in other words, someone in office, or someone seeking office? >> chris: the supreme court's crazy ruling.

went from 250 years without presidents having immunity for official acts and nobody talked about that with richard nixon and watergate or ronald reagan with iran-contra. suddenly an official act, you couldn't break the law, which one, strikes me is complete nonsense and two, has resulted in jack smith having to write this brief saying well, yeah, but when he did this, yet he was in the oval office but he was using his private phone so it was on official act. >> stephen: didn't enter to "hail to the chief." in some ways, i think it's a ridiculous ruling too. it's chilling ruling at another way. no supreme court has ever had to address anything like this before. there's a reason why there hasn't been ruling because there's never been someone who is mentally overtly criminal before. [applause] someone who has been overtly criminal before.

>> chris: i'm not a good enough student of american history to know whether that's literally the case but there is certainly no one whose contested election and try to interfere and sabotage the peaceful transfer of power like donald trump. so they were forced to make the -- they didn't have to take the case. they didn't even have to do that. they could've said you know, there is a law. remember, richard nixon. yes. >> stephen: we are segueing -- richard nixon who features prominently in "countdown 1960." it's a beautiful cover. don't even read the book. just look at the cover. show your friends. >> chris: what's inside it is even better than what's on the outside. having said that, richard nixon during watergate in 1974, the supreme court ruled that he couldn't keep the tapes that were hidden. he because it involved the possibility of a crime, had to be turned over. the kind of feeling on the

supreme court seem to be of to that point, the precedent that the president, as opposed to a precedent, was not shielded from the law. new law that the supreme court decided. i don't know. the fact that it's a 6-3 conservative majority in three of the justices were appointed by donald trump i'm sure is totally coincidental. >> stephen: nothing to do with it. and three of the justices who were in the majority actually worked for the bush campaign in 2000 and were down there around the time of the brooks brothers riot which was specially the model for the january 6th riot. it's quite a indictment of the supreme court, not just of donald trump. he doesn't hide his contempt for the supreme court in this filing. >> chris: you really hold a grudge, don't you? >> stephen: i just read it. i read it thoroughly.

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♪ ♪ >> stephen: hey, everybody. we're back with the author of the new book "countdown: 1916."

her old friend chris wallace. the other count on books covered the atomic bomb and the killing of bin laden. why was 1960 next? >> chris: two reasons. i thought a book about an important election during the final month before an election made sense. first of all, and you've got a bunch of young people here who don't necessarily -- remember nixon and kennedy, 1960, it was a fabulous election. these were two really compelling characters i think, of the most interesting clinical figures in america and the second half of the 20 century. >> stephen: what people forget because we only picture the old nixon, this was to young men. >> chris: right. kennedy ended up as the youngest elected president at 42. nixon was only 47. i think it was the first modern election. kennedy had pollsters, personal pollsters, had a private plane, the caroline that had been

bought for him by his very rich father. traveled around the country, sophisticated use of television. the last person on earth he wanted as his running mate was lyndon johnson and johnson kind of outsmarted him and ended up his vice potential running mate at the convention which is a great story and they have the first debate and nixon mistake after mistake and really lost the election because of how that debate went. as good as the story is i think it's a really interesting story and you learn a lot in it, is the relevance to 2020 and what we are going through right now in american politics. it really sort of turns what's going on right now on its head, because i contend and we report and document in the book that that was an election that was probably stolen by john kennedy and richard nixon, not usually portrayed as a hero, made in the end the decision not to contest the election because it was the height of the cold war. he didn't want to go to the

courts. he didn't want to paralyze country. >> stephen: also it would look terrible for america to the rest of the world who were trying to convince to be part of democracy. >> chris: no, he didn't care about that part. but i think he decided to do what was best for the country. the best example, january 6th. january 6th of 1961 richard nixon was vice president, had to preside over the counting of the electoral votes in the house of representatives. he counted the votes. he certify that john f. kennedy had beaten him. he congratulated kennedy, who was in the house chamber, and said there's nothing that is a better statement about what our democracy is all about. contrast that to january 6 of 2021 when your friend donald trump holds a rally on the ellipse and says if we don't fight like hell we are not going to have a country anymore. as we now learn from the jack smith filing, when he's in the dining room next to the oval office and somebody rushes in and says "hey, mike pence is

in trouble," he says "so what." ooh. let the record note there was a kind of a growl from the crowd here at the ed sullivan theater. >> stephen: we have mics out there. a stirring story, chris. thank you so much. nice to see you again. "countdown 1960" is available tuesday. the man is chris wallace, everybody. we'll be right back with chef yotam ottolenghi. to try the new a ren $5 meal deal at mcdonalds? here's one, two, three, four and the price makes 5. that's everything you get with the new $5 meal deal at mcdonald's. new downy comfy cozy combines softness and scent for an elevated cozy we call... cozé. transform your everyday with new downy comfy cozy. it not only combines softness and scent. it breathes life into your laundry.

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♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] okay! hey, everybody. welcome back. oh, no. oh, ladies and gentlemen, let's wipe that off there. my next guest is a chef and restaurateur known for his bestselling cookbooks. please welcome yotam ottolenghi! thank you so much for being h here. yotam, you've got a new book, it looks wonderful called "comfort." i'm curious, for you, is all comfort food food that you eat or can you be confronted by making the food? >> yotam: the comfort you get from cooking is one thing. the company you get from eating his mother and i also love the comfort of going shopping for my ingredient so i think it's all one experience.

comfort is not just of one culture. it's cross-cultural. think about something like rice or chicken or noodles, they are cross-cultural. you've got something very specific to you but also something that's global. >> stephen: what are we comforting ourselves with today? >> yotam: i'm going to comfort you and the audience with some chicken sando, japanese senator with a north african twist. you want to beat that chicken? [laughs] i think you do, right? >> stephen: why, mr. ottolenghi, yes. funny you should ask. we pound these out? >> yotam: we are going to pound the chicken breast. >> stephen: just pounded out? >> yotam: yet. >> stephen: that's satisfying. very satisfying. >> yotam: don't go too far.

you did a great job, by the way. >> stephen: thank you very much. >> yotam: i did an okay job. do two things. attend raises the chicken and also it's going to save you the egg. you don't need to put it in egg before you put the bread comes on. it's both a marinade and tenderizer. baharat is a spice mix. it means spices generally in arabic. cinnamon. >> stephen: i just mean spices? that's a vague ingredient. add spices to meet and cook. >> yotam: [laughs] >> stephen: sentiment? wonderful. >> yotam: the baharat. a bit of sugar. we are like twins. [laughs] is very weird to do the exact same thing at the same time. >> stephen: i'm just curious.

left on your own, would you make something really ambitious or just have a bowl of granola? >> yotam: granola wouldn't be my first choice. i love rice. there's a lot of delicious rice recipes in the book. i do make steamed rice with cheese. i'm going to use my finger. i washed my hands, i promise. you want to give it a good -- >> yotam: you also have a cookbook? >> stephen: i do have a cookbook. [laughs] [cheers and applause] "just this tastes funny?" i've got it. i'm ready. do i braided? >> yotam: know we are going to breaded. i wanted to sit for a little while so i've got this ready here for you. attend raises the chicken. bring it all here. carefully put it in the

breadcrumbs. >> stephen: it's a little bit of a messy recipe. what's the most messy ingredient to deal with? >> yotam: chicken is a bit of a messy ingredient. i think everything to do with dough and butter. >> stephen: you are not wearing an apron. i'm not wearing an apron. do you ordinarily wear an apron? >> yotam: i don't like aprons. i feel contained. >> stephen: if something's really messy would you consider just stripping naked and then hosing yourself down later? >> yotam: yeah. pomegranate scenes for example. >> stephen: what do you mean? pomegranate seeds? >> yotam: when i was a child my mommy sent me out to the garden naked with the pomegranate seeds because it stains it doesn't come off. a child. not like a grown-up luck i am not afraid >> stephen: you could sell some books. >> yotam: you haven't seen me naked. >> stephen: the night is young and there's a lot more chicken to pound out. >> yotam: we are going to

pound many things. >> stephen: that's frying nicely. >> yotam: it's all done. >> stephen: the magic of television. >> yotam: i said it's a japanese north african combination. i've got mayonnaise men going to add her esa -- harissa. north african chili paste, lime juice. >> yotam: always use real lime f the bottle. >> yotam: never bottles. now are mixing it together. this is frying. the beautiful thing about this recipe is you can together really quickly. i made a for my kids today because -- >> stephen: they treat you like a world-renowned chef or are they highly critical? >> yotam: they are highly critical. >> stephen: can i put this on? >> yotam: go ahead. you are really professional, are you? >> stephen: they don't just give you a cookbook. >> yotam: they don't give me a

cookbook but i think they give you a cookbook. >> stephen: i'm afraid that's all we have time for. both sides? >> yotam: my kids like my food one day but then they come the other day and they go, it's not as good as it was last time. like, what do you know? >> stephen: you are a professional chef. do they ever say "can we have chicken nuggets and eggo waffles?" >> yotam: they do. the don't get that. i'm going to grab this chicken. this is a bit small. i'm going to trim it. >> stephen: trim the chicken. >> yotam: so it fits in the sandwich. >> stephen: do i understand you have a masters in philosophy? >> yotam: i do. >> stephen: what led you to cooking question records the philosophy of cooking? >> yotam: i fled academia because i found cooking so much more satisfying. you know when you're in academia, i don't know if anyone in here is in academia, the audience is about three, you've got your colleagues, your

professor. the really generous with the cabbage. it's really, really nice. this is cabbage and spring onions. >> stephen: popped out on top? do i cut it? >> yotam: when you cook, you've got a much bigger audience in itself satisfying. do it on an angle like this. >> stephen: kitty corner. >> yotam: that's it. that's so nice. can i show the audience? >> stephen: please do. [applause] cheers. ottolenghi! that is delicious. thank you very much. i've got to hold this up now. >> yotam: it's hard to talk and eat. >> stephen: your book is over here?

that was a really big bite. his new cookbook "ottolenghi comfort." it's available tuesday. yotam ottolenghi, everybody. we'll be right back.

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